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Baby dead, 8 missing in Australia refugee boat sinking
AFP, Published on 13/07/2013
» A baby died and eight people were missing after a people-smuggling boat carrying 97 sank in remote seas, Australian officials said on Saturday, as authorities searched for survivors.
Two dead, 25 missing as India boat capsizes
AFP, Published on 14/06/2013
» An overcrowded ferry which was packed with dozens of people and livestock capsized Friday in the Indian state of West Bengal, killing at least two and leaving 25 others missing, officials said.
12 missing after Chevron-contracted tug sinks off Nigeria
AFP, Published on 29/05/2013
» A tugboat contracted by oil giant Chevron has sunk off the coast of Nigeria, leaving 12 sailors missing, an official said on Tuesday.
British Olympian killed in AmCup boat capsize
AFP, Published on 10/05/2013
» British double Olympic sailing medalist Andrew Simpson died Thursday when a Swedish catamaran capsized during America's Cup training on San Francisco Bay, officials said.
South China prepares for more storms after 24 die
AFP, Published on 22/03/2013
» Southern China was warned Friday to prepare for more heavy rain and hailstorms after 24 people died when severe weather lashed five provinces, including a "super-tornado" in one city and egg-sized hailstones.
24 dead as tornado, hailstorms lash south China
AFP, Published on 21/03/2013
» At least 24 people died and scores were injured after a tornado carrying huge hailstones lashed southern China, causing widespread devastation and a ferry to capsize, domestic media reported Thursday.
55 Somalis, Ethiopians dead or missing in boat capsize
AFP, Published on 20/12/2012
» Fifty-five Somalis and Ethiopians drowned or went missing after their boat capsized off Somalia on Tuesday in the worst such disaster in the area in almost two years, the United Nations said.
Whale worship a way of life for Vietnam fishermen
AFP, Published on 22/11/2012
» At a colourful temple next to the turquoise sea off Ly Son Island, weather-beaten Vietnamese fishermen offer up their prayers to an unusual god -- "Ca Ong" or Mr Whale.
Whale worship a way of life for Vietnam fishermen
AFP, Published on 22/11/2012
» At a colourful temple next to the turquoise sea off Ly Son Island, weather-beaten Vietnamese fishermen offer up their prayers to an unusual god -- "Ca Ong" or Mr Whale.
Cruise giant under pressure at Italy shipwreck hearings
AFP, Published on 15/10/2012
» Europe's top cruise operator came under pressure on Monday at pre-trial hearings into the Costa Concordia disaster as captain Francesco Schettino faced survivors for the first time.